Hints and tips - Reuse and Repair

You can re-use items through borrowing, sharing, hiring, repairing or renting. Give away unwanted books, clothes, toys, CD/DVDs to friends, charity shops, schools or community groups.

Try not to use foil or plastic film for packed lunches or food leftovers – use a re-sealable plastic box instead. Margarine and ice-cream tubs have a multitude of uses in garages and garden sheds.

Use re-chargeable batteries - although these are more expensive they last for up to 1000 charges.

If your house is cluttered with unwanted furniture or other items, don’t throw them away – list them with Guernsey Freecycle, or the Guernsey Press Ecycle scheme, and give them away to whoever wants them. And you may even find something you were looking for yourself.

Guernsey Freecycle
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/guernseyfreecycle

Guernsey Press Ecycle
www.thisisguernsey.com/ecycle
or look out for the coupons and adverts printed twice a week.

Re-use jars for storage or pass them on to jam makers. Re-use envelopes – if opened carefully they can almost always be used again.

Ask your Doctor or Dentist’s receptionist if they could re-use your good quality magazines in the waiting room.

Printer cartridges can be refilled, reconditioned and recycled.

Unwanted mobile phones, chargers and batteries can be donated for charity to Wave Telecom and Cable & Wireless, or St. John’s Ambulance, Training Hall, Rohais.